Mount Ida Cities Service Filling Station Explained

Mount Ida Cities Service Filling Station
Location:204 Whittington, Mount Ida, Arkansas
Coordinates:34.5564°N -93.6336°W
Builder:Cities Service (now Citgo)
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman
Added:November 19, 2001
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:01001230

The Mount Ida Cities Service Filling Station is a historic automotive service station at 204 Whittington Street in Mount Ida, Arkansas. It is a small five-sided frame structure, finished in brick covered with stucco, with a hip roof that extends to form a canopy over the service area, with supporting brick piers at the far corners. Its front (under the canopy) has fixed four-pane windows flanking a center entrance. Built in 1925 by Cities Service, it was used as a gas station until 1966, and has since housed a variety of small businesses. Its role as a gas station was briefly resurrected in the film White River Kid, which was shot here in 1998.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/MN0045-pdf. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-10-12.